*Cat*

The next morning was a rush of excitement as we planned our family day. I fed Emilia for the morning and Elio had breakfast delivered from my favorite restaurant. He’d given the cooks the day off, keeping to his promise that it would just be us and Emilia today.

All through breakfast, I rambled on about all the ideas I had for the day and Elio just played along with a smile, agreeing with whatever I wanted but also throwing in a few bits of his own ...